O/T What is Spam ?

I have seen Warnings on here to beware "SPAM"... What does this mean? And I am not talking about the food .... Thanks in advance , Larry

It is just like the junk emails you get. They are pointless, worthless and are just plain annoying. They come from people that have way too much time on their hands. If they put as much time into a real job compared to sending useless emails, then we wouldn't have such a high unemployment rate. (rant)

Thank you patsdeere, I was afraid it was something that would mess up my computer ..

I can't resist. As rude as it is,spam is still a couple of steps above potted meat.

The deep, dark truth about Spam. Also some nifty trivia. Impress your friends and relatives!

1. Ingredients:
* Chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added.
* Salt (for binding, flavour, and firmness)
* Water (to help in mixing)
* Sugar (for flavour)
* Sodium Nitrite (for colour and as a preservative)
Yum yum!

2. Nutrition Information For SPAM (original style):
* Calories Per Serving: 170
* Calories Per Serving From Fat: 140
* Serving Size: 2 oz.
* Servings Per Container: 6 (large) or 3.5 (small)
* Total Fat: 16g
* Saturated Fat: 6g
* Cholesterol: 40mg
* Sodium: 750mg
* Total Carbohydrates: 0g
* Fiber: 0g
* Sugars: 0g
* Proteins: 7g
* Vitamin A: 0%
* Vitamin C: 0%
* Calcium: 0%
* Iron: 2%
Deee-licious!

3. Nifty Spam Trivia!
* By World War II, Hormel had sold twenty thousand tons of Spam. Then, during the wartime meat rationing, Spam got popular...
* If all the cans of Spam ever eaten were put end-to-end, they would circle the globe at least ten times.
* In the U.S. alone, 3.8 cans of Spam "are consumed every second"(assuming SPAM is eaten 24 hours a day, 365.25 days a year).
* Senator Robert Byrd of West Viginia eats a sandwich of SPAM and mayonnaise on white bread three times a week.
* Residents of Hawai'i eat an average of four cans of SPAM per person per year, more than in any other place on Earth (Elsewhere in the Universe, who knows?).
* By 1959, a billion cans of SPAM had been sold. The two billion mark was hit in 1970, followed by three billion in 1980, four billion in 1986, and five billion in 1993. That's a lot of SPAM!
* In Korea, SPAM is sold in stylish presentation gift boxes of nine cans each. SPAM stolen from army PXs can be found on the Korean black market. And there are Korean imitations called Lo-Spam, Dak, Plumrose, and Tulip, to ensure that no one need go without.
* Nikita Krushchev once credited SPAM with the survival of the WWII Russian army. ''Without SPAM, we wouldn't have been able to feed our army,'' he said.
* SPAM is sold in over 99% of U.S. grocery stores.
* The SPAM luncheon meat trademark is registered in 93 countries.
* Over 60 million people in the U.S. eat SPAM.
* SPAM is made in two U.S. locations - Austin, Minnesota, and Fremont, Nebraska - and seven other countries: England, Australia, Denmark, Phillipines, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.
* In 1989, the U.S. armed forces bought 3.3 million pounds of SPAM.
* Over 141 million cans of SPAM are sold worldwide each year.

Thank you buickddeere, I also heard that they had a contest when SPAM came out to come up with a name for it and someone had taking a letter from each part of meat OR something and came up with the letters S P A M .... Can you tell me who that person was AND what letters was from what??? P.S. I like mine fried with cheese and mayo...

Alot of spam junk can contain viruses, trojans, and spyware that could hurt your computer and files. NEVER click on a spammer's link. Don't even reply to their post, or they will post more. Just report it to the Moderator.

I lived in Austin MN for two years for tech school and SPAM to me only smells good on Thursdays (the whole town smelt of bacon) Otherwise it reeked of pig poo.

If your asking about email SPAM, well....others answered that

Interesting read. Made me hungry so I checked the cupboards and pantry. This is one household with out any SPAM tonight. Bummer!

Thanks Andy, If a person is not warned that it is SPAM , How can I tell if its SPAM ....
I have noticed that you guys have warned others on this site to be aware "SPAM" and most of them have a UK address on them, Whats up with that???

Also available in Lite and Turkey flavors!

Spam is something that you can buy in a grocery store, it taste real good /////////////// check it out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that we have been told all the nutrition information. read Wikipedia about Sodium Nitrites and find out what they didn't tell you.

The expression "spam", meaning junk email, comes from an old Monty Python skit about a diner that only serves Spam. "Spam, Spam, nothing but Spam." Many of the nerds who are responsible for the computer slang we use today were big Monty Python fans.

Wikipedia describes the skit better than I can. If you're fortunate enough to have broadband, you can probably download the skit from YouTube.
Wikipedia on Spam

Armour Treet can be bought for 79 cents a can here. has chicken and pork in it.Friends and I went camping a lot when we were teenagers.Spam or Treet were about the only meat that would keep in summer heat.Hot dogs cost 39 cents per pound , were used the first day out.A lot more people will be eating Spam and treet as their only meat as the depression gets worse.

The food Spam stands for Spiced Ham.

Which is what the manufacturer claims it is.

The return address is always fake (called "spoofing"). They use UK to get your attention, works better than showing the email was from Russia or China.

Nerds? How can anyone not be a fan of Monty Python with skits like Spam, where a man dressed as a woman is in a British cafe full of Vikings singing about Spam, the only item on the menu.



Or an English pet store owner who sings of moving to Canada, becoming a lumberjack, and putting on women's clothing and hanging around in bars.

Wikipedia-now there's a accurate source. Says Sodium Nitrates are bad for you. Wait I just edited it. Says Sodium Nitrates are better than sliced bread. Wikipedia can be edited to say anything by anyone.

Lol,I get a kick out of those kinds of skits,I've lived in Canada my entire life and have yet to see an RCMP officer dressed like those stupid looking idiots lol.They haven't worn those red jackets or broad brimmed hats since the early 1900's.Most of the new cop cars you see here now are Hemi Chargers,so they don't even use their horses either lol.

Chris Neil is one rugged SOB.

I was hoping to see a Mountie on our honeymoon...but no

The only Mountie I have seen was that old pro wrestler in the WWF....you know the guy with the cattle shock stick!

Geez,they have to mess up everything with turkey don't they?

I FRICKING HATE SPAM! I HATE SPAM! DO YOU HEAR ME? I FRICKING HATE EVEN THINKING ABOUT FRICKING SPAM! EEEEEAAHHHEEEYYEEEAHHHHAAUGHHEEEE

Actually, the Red Serge is still their dress uniform, only used for special occassions, etc. As you say, it's not their daily uniform.

Rod